Hindustan Copper Ltd

Hindustan Copper Ltd

₹ 546 -1.16%
22 May - close price
About

Incorporated in the year 1967, Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) was formed to take over from National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. It is the first Indian PSU and only vertically integrated copper producing company. HCL is engaged in various processes right from copper mining to the final stage of converting copper into saleable products. [1]

Key Points

Only Indian Company mining Copper[1]
HCL is the Sole vertically integrated producer of refined copper in India having facilities of mining, ore beneficiation, smelting, refining and extruding of copper rods. It owns all the operating mining leases of copper ore in India. It has access to about 45% of India’s copper ore reserves and resources as of FY25.
Resources & Reserves: 755.32 Million tonnes (estimated balance as on 01.04.2024)

  • Market Cap 52,775 Cr.
  • Current Price 546
  • High / Low 760 / 226
  • Stock P/E 53.4
  • Book Value 34.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.27 %
  • ROCE 42.5 %
  • ROE 32.9 %
  • Face Value 5.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 55.0% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 30.2%
  • Debtor days have improved from 25.0 to 15.8 days.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 15.8 times its book value

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
560 371 381 399 565 494 518 328 731 516 718 687 1,156
374 278 260 293 339 305 366 220 465 304 436 347 528
Operating Profit 186 93 121 107 226 188 152 108 267 212 282 340 628
OPM % 33% 25% 32% 27% 40% 38% 29% 33% 36% 41% 39% 50% 54%
52 14 11 10 20 7 32 16 46 10 11 -78 33
Interest 3 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1
Depreciation 61 41 46 30 59 38 48 38 52 41 44 48 67
Profit before tax 174 62 83 82 184 154 135 84 259 179 249 213 592
Tax % 24% 24% 27% 23% 32% 26% 25% 26% 27% 25% 25% 26% 25%
132 47 61 63 124 113 102 63 187 134 184 156 444
EPS in Rs 1.37 0.49 0.63 0.65 1.29 1.17 1.05 0.65 1.94 1.39 1.90 1.62 4.59
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1,816 832 1,787 1,822 1,677 1,717 2,071 3,078
1,310 1,074 1,375 1,310 1,185 1,170 1,333 1,616
Operating Profit 506 -242 411 512 492 547 738 1,462
OPM % 28% -29% 23% 28% 29% 32% 36% 48%
37 57 35 50 96 55 77 -24
Interest 60 62 64 30 17 17 8 5
Depreciation 253 291 295 150 175 175 176 200
Profit before tax 230 -538 87 382 396 411 632 1,233
Tax % 37% 6% -26% 2% 25% 28% 26% 25%
145 -569 110 374 295 295 465 919
EPS in Rs 1.57 -6.16 1.19 3.87 3.06 3.05 4.81 9.50
Dividend Payout % 33% 0% 29% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 22%
TTM: 49%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 55%
3 Years: 50%
TTM: 115%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 28%
5 Years: 26%
3 Years: 75%
1 Year: 129%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 23%
Last Year: 33%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 463 463 463 484 484 484 484 484
Reserves 1,174 497 627 1,428 1,599 1,802 2,177 2,859
1,070 1,564 1,137 409 156 223 167 111
636 802 819 844 956 971 880 963
Total Liabilities 3,343 3,326 3,046 3,164 3,194 3,479 3,708 4,416
317 337 322 282 1,326 1,430 1,731 1,922
CWIP 1,022 1,232 1,179 683 731 917 766 741
Investments 0 0 1 1 10 29 27 25
2,005 1,757 1,544 2,199 1,127 1,102 1,183 1,728
Total Assets 3,343 3,326 3,046 3,164 3,194 3,479 3,708 4,416

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
252 86 832 1,052 674 341 544 1,474
-587 -430 -364 -404 -337 -525 -402 -434
445 42 133 -251 -339 -39 -152 -299
Net Cash Flow 110 -302 601 397 -3 -222 -10 741
Free Cash Flow -341 -354 465 633 329 -193 132 1,348
CFO/OP 61% -54% 202% 225% 153% 82% 95% 118%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 73 36 34 16 14 29 30 16
Inventory Days 1,176 409 602
Days Payable 354 145 378
Cash Conversion Cycle 894 36 298 239 14 29 30 16
Working Capital Days 69 -96 18 -19 -29 35 56 -28
ROCE % -18% 6% 18% 18% 18% 24% 42%

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Copper Ore Production
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Metal in Concentrate (MIC) Production
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Refined Copper (Cathode) Production
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Copper Wire Rod Production (via Tolling)
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14%
1.80% 2.18% 2.05% 3.13% 3.22% 3.30% 3.41% 3.27% 3.71% 5.05% 6.56% 6.34%
15.89% 13.29% 13.70% 12.28% 9.34% 9.24% 9.06% 8.57% 8.24% 6.00% 5.57% 5.39%
16.18% 18.39% 18.11% 18.45% 21.30% 21.32% 21.38% 22.00% 21.90% 22.79% 21.72% 22.14%
No. of Shareholders 3,20,9013,16,6843,64,2914,28,8015,92,2856,07,8876,28,0856,35,9556,60,2016,45,6608,51,68313,39,149

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